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Straka can surpass last season's goal total for Rangers

Jan 6, 2007 - 3:23 PM NY Rangers (21-17-4) at Montreal (23-12-5) 3:00 pm EST

MONTREAL (Ticker) -- Coming off one of the best nights of his career, Martin Straka is about to surpass his goal total from last season.

Straka looks to lead the Rangers to their fourth consecutive victory Saturday when they visit the Montreal Canadiens in the first meeting of the season between the "Original Six" rivals.

The 34-year-old Czech has 21 goals this season, one shy of last year's total. A 14-year veteran, his best season came in 1998-1999, when he scored 35 in 80 contests for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Straka recorded his sixth career hat trick by scoring a goal in each period and Jaromir Jagr collected his 38th assist for the Rangers in Thursday's 3-2 triumph over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Montreal goaltender Christobal Huet is hoping to bounce back after one of his most disappointing efforts of the campaign in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Washington Capitals.

Entering 4-0-1 with a 1.99 goals-against average in five prior encounters against the Capitals, Huet was pulled midway through the second period after yielding four tallies on 20 shots.

Craig Rivet scored his fifth goal of the season on a power play for the Canadiens, who have dropped three of four.








  • NHL
    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    NY RANGERS 1 1 2 4
    MONTREAL 0 2 1 3 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NYR - MATT CULLEN 8 (FEDOR TYUTIN, AARON WARD) 10:20
    2ND PRD: NYR - (PP) MARTIN STRAKA 22 (MICHAEL NYLANDER, MICHAL
    ROZSIVAL) 6:36
    MON - (PP) MARK STREIT 3 (CRAIG RIVET, ALEXEI KOVALEV) 7:25
    MON - (PP) TOMAS PLEKANEC

    Jan 6 5:33 PM


  • NHL
    NY RANGERS 4
    MONTREAL 3
    3RD PRD: NYR - MATT CULLEN 9 (BRENDAN SHANAHAN, MAREK MALIK) 13:55

    Rangers vs. CanadiensJan 6 5:19 PM


  • NHL
    NY RANGERS 3
    MONTREAL 3
    3RD PRD: MON - (PP) SHELDON SOURAY 14 (TOMAS PLEKANEC, ANDREI MARKOV)
    8:40

    Rangers vs. CanadiensJan 6 5:08 PM


  • NHL
    NY RANGERS 3
    MONTREAL 2
    3RD PRD: NYR - (PP) MICHAL ROZSIVAL 5 (MARTIN STRAKA, MICHAEL
    NYLANDER) 0:38

    Rangers vs. CanadiensJan 6 4:53 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    NY RANGERS 1 1 2
    MONTREAL 0 2 2 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NYR - MATT CULLEN 8 (FEDOR TYUTIN, AARON WARD) 10:20
    2ND PRD: NYR - (PP) MARTIN STRAKA 22 (MICHAEL NYLANDER, MICHAL
    ROZSIVAL) 6:36
    MON - (PP) MARK STREIT 3 (CRAIG RIVET, ALEXEI KOVALEV) 7:25
    MON - (PP) T

    Jan 6 4:33 PM


  • NHL
    NY RANGERS 2
    MONTREAL 2
    2ND PRD: MON - (PP) TOMAS PLEKANEC 6 (SERGEI SAMSONOV, ANDREI MARKOV)
    14:16

    Rangers vs. CanadiensJan 6 4:23 PM


  • NHL
    NY RANGERS 2
    MONTREAL 1
    2ND PRD: MON - (PP) MARK STREIT 3 (CRAIG RIVET, ALEXEI KOVALEV) 7:25

    Rangers vs. CanadiensJan 6 4:17 PM


  • NHL
    NY RANGERS 2
    MONTREAL 0
    2ND PRD: NYR - (PP) MARTIN STRAKA 22 (MICHAEL NYLANDER, MICHAL
    ROZSIVAL) 6:36

    Rangers vs. CanadiensJan 6 4:11 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    NY RANGERS 1 1
    MONTREAL 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NYR - MATT CULLEN 8 (FEDOR TYUTIN, AARON WARD) 10:20
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    NYR 11 11
    MON 3 3
    GOALIES: NYR - HENRIK LUNDQVIST
    MON

    Jan 6 3:42 PM


  • NHL
    NY RANGERS 1
    MONTREAL 0
    1ST PRD: NYR - MATT CULLEN 8 (FEDOR TYUTIN, AARON WARD) 10:20

    Rangers vs. CanadiensJan 6 3:26 PM

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